2010, ISBN: 0754820874

[EAN: 9780754820871], Neubuch, [PU: Anness Publishing, London], Hardcover. From Jerusalem?s golden-roofed Dome of the Rock, built in the 7th century, to the King Saud Mosque, Jeddah, Saud… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780754820871], Neubuch, [PU: Anness Publishing, London], Hardcover. From Jerusalem?s golden-roofed Dome of the Rock, built in the 7th century, to the King Saud Mosque, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, completed in 1989, the Islamic world has created a wealth of art and architectural treasures. This beautifully illustrated book surveys that rich heritage. From architectural monuments to pottery, carpets and costume, it embraces the range of Islamic artistic achievement, including the form most revered by Muslims ? calligraphy. Starting with the original Arab-style courtyard mosques, first seen in Arabia in Madinah?s Mosque of the Prophet Muhammad, the book traces the development of mosque architecture through the centuries and in different cultures. In Iran, this flowered in the typically Islamic ?four-iwan? design, consisting of four domed halls (iwans) around an enclosure. In the 16th century in Turkey, architectural developments gave rise to the imposing Ottoman central-dome mosque, with a vast enclosed space beneath one or more domes. The diversity of decorative Islamic art forms is similarly breathtaking, from the vivid Fatimid woodcarvings of 10th?12th-century Egypt, and the Persian manuscript tradition from the 14th century onward, to the exquisite lustreware produced in Islamic Spain in the 14th and 15th centuries. Meticulously researched, with more than 500 photographs and maps, this book is the perfect study aid for students or anyone with a keen interest in Islamic artistic expression and interpretation. Provides an in-depth and diverse suvery of 1,400 years of art and architecture from ornate mosques and pottery, to calligraphy, carpets and costume Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability., Books<

2010, ISBN: 9780754820871

This beautifully illustrated book explores the rich heritage of Islamic art. Starting with the original Arab-style courtyard mosques, it traces the development of mosque architecture over… Mehr…

This beautifully illustrated book explores the rich heritage of Islamic art. Starting with the original Arab-style courtyard mosques, it traces the development of mosque architecture over the centuries and in different cultures. Meticulously researched, with more than 500 colour photographs and artworks, the book provides an essential overview of Islamic art and architecture. From architectural monuments to pottery, carpet and costume, it embraces the range of Islamic artistic achievement, including the form revered by Muslims as the highest and purest of them all - calligraphy, the elegant decorative writing that represents the sacred words of God as revealed in the Quran. Books Moya Carey|Hardback|Anness Publishing|30/09/2010, Anness Publishing<